Advent Calendar Printable for Kids: 25 Activity Cards with KJV Verses

Count down from December 1 to Christmas Day with one small family activity a day. Each of the 25 cards carries a Day number, a short prompt such as baking cookies to share or building a blanket fort to read Isaiah 7:14, a warm illustration, and a King James verse with its reference. Ten blank tradition cards leave room for your own plans, and a short guide helps you display the countdown. Print on cardstock at home, trim, and start on the first of December.

How does the 25 day countdown work?

Every card belongs to one day, from Day 1 on December 1 to Day 25 on Christmas Day. The top of the card gives the day and a simple activity, the middle shows a colorful illustration, and the bottom carries a King James verse and its reference. The verses move through the Christmas story, from Isaiah's prophecy and Gabriel's visit to Mary, past Bethlehem and the shepherds in Luke 2, to the wise men and Matthew 1:21 on the last day. Most activities need little or no preparation: lighting a candle and praying for someone lonely, calling a grandparent, cutting paper snowflakes, or reading Luke 2 aloud on Christmas Eve. That keeps the countdown manageable in a busy December, and the verse ties each small moment back to the story of Christ's birth.

What is in the download?

You get 25 daily activity cards and 10 blank tradition cards. The blank cards have writing lines, a Day field, an illustration, and their own KJV verse, so you can add a concert, an outing, or a family recipe with any pen. Both sets come in two sizes: small 2.33 x 3.5 inch cards, eight to a sheet, and large 4 x 6 inch cards, two to a sheet. Twelve vector PDFs cover US Letter and A4 for both card sizes, the guide, and both editions. There are also 70 single 4 x 6 inch JPGs at 1200 x 1800 px (300 dpi), 35 in color and 35 in grayscale. The 4-page guide adds display ideas such as a garland, numbered envelopes, or a table easel, a checklist of 32 more activity ideas, number circles from 1 to 25 at 1.25 inches, and storage tips for next year. Everything arrives in 5 ZIP files.

How do I print and trim the cards?

Download the files right after purchase from your order, in a browser on a phone or a computer. The ZIP files are easiest to open on a computer. Choose US Letter or A4, then print on matte white cardstock of about 200 to 300 gsm at 100 percent or Actual Size. Each card is printed on one side only, because the verse and reference sit on the front. Trim along the corner crop marks, since the cards themselves carry no cut lines. Laminate them if you want to bring the same set out again next December. The grayscale edition uses clean outlines to save ink, and the color edition stays light as well, with a measured maximum ink coverage of 4.7 percent per page against 2.9 percent in grayscale.

Who is the calendar for?

The cards are written for families with young children, and they work just as well for a Sunday school class, a homeschool group, or a church Advent evening. Parents can hang one card a day on a garland, tuck the cards into numbered envelopes, or set the day's card on a small easel at the table. A teacher can read the verse with the class and pick extra activities from the checklist of 32 ideas when a day calls for something different. The license allows printed copies for your household, for your own Sunday school class or homeschool group, and as printed gifts. Sharing, reselling, or redistributing the files is not permitted.

What is included

Frequently asked questions

Can I print the cards for a Sunday school class?

Yes. You may print copies for your own household, for your Sunday school class or homeschool group, and as printed gifts. The digital files themselves may not be shared, resold, or redistributed, so other teachers or families who want the files need their own download.

What paper and settings work best?

Matte white cardstock of about 200 to 300 gsm gives the cards enough body to stand on an easel or hang on a garland. Print at 100 percent or Actual Size so the crop marks line up, then trim each card along the marks. Laminating the cards protects them for another year.

Is there an ink-saving version?

Yes. Every card and the guide also come in a grayscale edition drawn with clean outlines. Ink use is low in both editions: the measured maximum is 4.7 percent per page in color and 2.9 percent per page in grayscale.

Which Bible translation is on the cards?

The King James Version. Every daily card carries a KJV verse and its reference, for example Luke 2:8 for the shepherds keeping watch over their flock by night, and each of the 10 blank tradition cards has its own KJV verse as well.

How do I get the files after purchase?

Right after checkout: open your order and download the five ZIP files in a browser on a phone or a computer. ZIP files are easiest to open on a computer, where you can unzip them and pick the US Letter or A4 version. Nothing is mailed, and you print and trim the cards yourself.